Manitoba RCMP has arrested an 18-year-old man connected to a pair of swatting incidents in the United States.
On Aug. 17th, the RCMP was contacted to help an Investigation in the U.S. where heavy police resources were sent to the scene of two non-existent crimes.
In both swatting incidents, the U.S. police agencies said they received 911 calls from a man claiming to be armed inside a school and ready to start shooting.
It was later determined by RCMP and Winnipeg police that the calls were coming from a home on Fisher River Cree Nation.
According to the initial Investigation in Tennessee, the phone calls originated from Manitoba.
RCMP raided the home on Aug. 30th and seized electronic items.
The suspect was taken into custody and later released, with a pending court date of Dec. 7th on Peguis First Nation.
“Swatting” is when a person fakes an emergency to provoke the police and draw police presence.
Police continue to investigate.
